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Vicki E. Alger McClatchy-Tribune News Service

February 20, 2014

Education improves when parents can bypass clueless bureaucrats

OAKLAND, Calif. — A portrait of stagnation! That's how U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan summarized the performance of American 15-year-old students, who slipped in the latest international rankings in

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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

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